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Table 10: First destination of graduates from higher education by subject area: 2005-06

Study/Training (%)

Permanent UK employment (%)

Temporary UK employment (%)

Overseas employment (%)

Believed unemployed (%)

Other (%)

All subjects

29

41

16

3

5

5

Agriculture

42

36

6

2

4

10

Allied Medicine

17

65

9

2

4

3

Architecture

28

47

8

9

3

4

Biological Sciences

30

39

11

2

7

10

Business Administration

38

41

8

3

5

5

Creative Arts

41

37

9

1

7

5

Education

2

7

88

1

1

2

Engineering and Technology

23

49

6

9

6

7

Humanities

26

40

13

6

7

8

Information Technology

46

31

8

2

8

5

Languages

29

32

11

12

6

10

Law

44

36

10

3

3

5

Mass Communication

31

40

13

3

8

5

Mathematical Sciences

26

46

12

3

5

8

Medicine and Dentistry

9

79

10

1

0

2

Physical Sciences

36

40

8

4

5

6

Social Studies

30

44

10

3

6

6

Veterinary Science

31

55

3

2

5

3

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

31

38

14

4

5

8

Sources Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA), Scottish Funding Council ( SFC).

Figures in this table have been weighted, for further details please refer to the Methodological note on page 5.

'Believed unemployed' includes graduates from HEIs that are looking for employment, further study or training or are due to start a job in the next month plus graduates from FEC who have no arrangement for further study or employment.

'Other' destinations include those who are unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in order to travel, or are not otherwise included under an alternative heading.

Note: Due to the introduction of the Teacher Induction Scheme in 2002, most teaching graduates going into teaching posts in Scotland now fall into the temporary UK employment category which skews postgraduate figures towards temporary UK employment. See note 10 of notes to editors on page 19.

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